# I didn't realize that it was considered okay to accuse posters of being drunk

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-realize-that-it-was-considered-okay-to-accuse-posters-of-being-drunk/629737/33 "2012-07-29T18:19:07Z")

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**Ibn Warraq** , i like you; you’re a smart guy, and i agree with a lot of the things you post on this board. Not all of them, but a lot.

But if you’re going to get into a rules-lawyering debate about borderline insults, you probably need to look a bit more closely at your own posting style.

> [@Has the Arab Spring in Egypt turned into an Islamist nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-arab-spring-in-egypt-turned-into-an-islamist-nightmare/626419/36):
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> Apologies.
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> I did not realize how ignorant you were of Israel.

> [@Other than IQ, are there any genetically-determined psychological differences between "races"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-iq-are-there-any-genetically-determined-psychological-differences-between-races/623371/81):
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> This post is jaw-droppingly stupid.

> [@What do we do when Iran drops the big one on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-when-iran-drops-the-big-one-on/627485/227):
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> That’s bigoted, ignorant bullshit.

> [@Critique this: Why blacks run faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-why-blacks-run-faster/627414/129):
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> Thank you for admitting then that your definitions are illogical and based on pseudo-scientific bullshit rather than anything that could be described as logical or objective as well as being hopeless provincial and based on a rather narrow-minded, ignorant, Americo-centric view of the world.

> [@Has the Arab Spring in Egypt turned into an Islamist nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-arab-spring-in-egypt-turned-into-an-islamist-nightmare/626419/53):
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> This comment is moronic.

> [@What do we do when Iran drops the big one on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-when-iran-drops-the-big-one-on/627485/238):
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> That of course is another example of ignorant, racist bullshit.

All of those are from the last couple of months.

Yes, yes, i know: the mods have made clear that you can call the post “racist” or “ignorant,” and maybe even moronic (not sure on that one). But if you leave the rules-lawyering aside for a moment, and be honest with yourself, you really have to admit that accusations of posting drunk are no more offensive or insulting than accusations of ignorance, racism, or being a moron. You give at least as good as you get in GD, and this petulant whining about a snarky comment is rather unbecoming, given your willingness to deliver thinly-veiled insults.

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